Prints by American Women Artists from the 1960s to the Present

October, November, December 2015
Marks Made:
Prints by American
Women Artists
from the 1960s
to the Present
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Dear Friends,
As we move into the fall and winter,
change is in the air. The season begins
with the pioneering exhibition Marks
Made: Prints by American Women Artists
from the 1960s to the Present. More than
90 works by many of American’s most
gifted artists are on view. Most are still
active, and they have all excelled in printmaking.
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This exhibition, curated by Katherine Pill, has a fascinating
history. Until recently, only a small number of women artists
were represented in the collection. Granted, some of their
paintings were among our very best, but there was still a
dramatic gap.
Martha and Jim Sweeny, two of the Museum’s most
committed friends, stepped forward to address this issue.
Working closely with the curatorial staff, the Sweenys helped
us focus on prints by American women. Nearly all of the
works in Marks Made are gifts from the Sweenys or were
purchased with funds donated by the couple.
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Martha and Jim, an alum of Florida Presbyterian College
(now Eckerd), met at Coca-Cola in Atlanta where he was
in the Research and Development Department for 27
years. Martha went on to become Assistant to the Curator
of Decorative Arts at the High Museum of Art. That
experience led to their avid art collecting. Upon retiring to
St. Petersburg, they adopted the MFA. What a stroke of good
fortune for our community! They have also given us most of
their impressive folk art collection. We cannot thank Martha
and Jim enough.
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On the opening weekend of Marks Made, Käthe Kollwitz,
one of the founders of the Guerilla Girls, will present the
Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish Lecture. This group
has been protesting the treatment of women in the art world
since 1985; Guerrilla Girls use the names of famous female
artists and wear gorilla masks to preserve their anonymity.
This event – and it will be an event – will enlighten and
challenge you and is made possible with funds from The
Parrish Estate and again, the Sweenys.
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Betty Woodman (American, born 1930)
Greek Pots Visit Edo (detail), 2002
Color woodcut, lithograph, and chine collé on paper
Published by Shark’s Ink
Museum Purchase with funds donated by Martha and Jim Sweeny
©Betty Woodman, 2002. Courtesy of the artist
and Shark’s Ink, Lyons, Colorado
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Mitchell,
Louise
Nevelson,
Louise
Bourgeois,
Janet Fish,
Joyce Kozloff,
Jennifer
Bartlett, Joan
Snyder, Lynda
Benglis, Lee
Bontecou,
Judy Chicago,
Barbara
Kruger,
Elizabeth
Murray, Judy
Pfaff, Susan
Rothenberg,
Faith
Ringgold,
Jennifer Bartlett (American, born 1941)
Kiki Smith,
The Elements: Water (1992)
Pat Steir,
Etching and aquatint on paper
Lorna
Printed by Creative Works Editions, Osaka, Japan
Simpson,
Gift of Martha and Jim Sweeny
Lesley Dill,
©Jennifer Bartlett/Photo courtesy of the
Nancy
artist and Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
Graves,
Yvonne Jacquette, Kara Walker, Betty Woodman, Arlene Shechet, and
Betye Saar. Nearly all print processes are on display.
CURRENT | UPCOMING | EXHIBITIONS
Marks Made: Prints
by American Women
Artists from the 1960s
to the Present
Saturday, October 17, 2015-Sunday,
January 24, 2016
Public Programs Sponsored by:
The MFA has built an impressive collection of prints by American
women and premieres the largest grouping to date in this stunning
exhibition of more
than 90 works.
The vast majority
of the prints are
gifts of major
collectors Martha
and Jim Sweeny
of St. Petersburg
or museum
acquisitions made
possible by funds
from the couple.
The Museum had
very few works by
American women
before this project
began. Along
with others
like Donna
and Thomas
Brumfield Jr., the
Sweenys were
also instrumental
in establishing
the MFA’s
extraordinary
holdings of folk
art.
Pat Steir (American, born 1940)
Peacock Waterfall (2001)
Color silkscreen on paper
Pace Editions
Promised Gift of Martha and Jim Sweeny
©Pat Steir/Photo courtesy of the artist and Pace Editions
Four selections from the Portfolio Compleat by the Guerilla Girls, a
Museum acquisition made possible by the generosity of the Sweenys,
will be another highlight. The Guerilla Girls began protesting the
treatment of women by the established art world in the mid-1980s
and are still making waves. Members choose pseudonyms based on
the names of late influential female artists and wear gorilla masks in
their protests and appearances to maintain anonymity. One of the
founders, Käthe Kollwitz will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday, October
18 – on opening weekend. Kollwitz was one of Germany’s most
significant twentieth-century artists, known for her drawings and
prints of women, the poor, and the marginalized.
The abstract works in Marks Made are by such pioneers as Anni
Albers, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, and Elaine de Kooning and
contemporary artists like Julie Mehretu and Jessica Stockholder. Agnes
Martin’s On a Clear Day (1973), a portfolio of 30 screenprints featuring
her subdued color and signature grid, has been lent by the Modern Art
Museum of Fort Worth.
Anni Albers and her husband Josef were leading Modernists who
met at the Bauhaus in Germany, came to America to escape the
Nazis, and had a profound influence on our country’s artists. Anni
made her mark as a printmaker and textile artist. Her two color
lithographs – gifts of Thom O’Connor in honor of his wife Linda
O’Connor – have a poetic, even mystical quality.
Many of
America’s most
talented and
innovative artists,
most still active,
are represented
in Marks
Made: Anni
Albers, Helen
Frankenthaler,
Lee Krasner,
Elaine de
Kooning, Agnes
Martin, Joan
Lee Krasner was married to Jackson Pollock and Elaine de Kooning
to Willem de Kooning, but both were accomplished artists in their
own right. Their art has received ever greater acclaim over the years.
Ms. Krasner is part of a small circle of women to have received a
retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Elaine
de Kooning: Portraits is currently on view at the Smithsonian’s National
Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Ms. de Kooning’s Jardin de Luxembourg I (1977), Joan Mitchell’s
Flower I (1981) and Arbres (Trees) (1991-1992), and Pat Steir’s Peacock
Waterfall (2001) and From the Boat (1991) reference nature, but
veer toward abstraction. Jennifer Bartlett’s well-known series The
Elements (1992) combines representation and abstraction. Ocean
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with Cross #1 (2005) by Vija Celmins, Louisa Chase’s Dawn (1982),
and Sylvia Plimack Mangold’s The Nut Trees (1985) are among those
prints that more explicitly explore the natural world.
Contemporary artist Carrie Schneider has created a video
projection and photographs capturing her women friends and
acquaintances in the process of reading. They, too, are in domestic
spaces and are all reading books by women. Jane Austen, Louisa
May Alcott, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, Zora Neale Hurston,
Sylvia Plath, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Joyce Carol Oates are
some of the writers. The titles of the photographs include the
name of the woman reading, the author, and the book’s title and
publication year.
Members’ Opening Reception
Marks Made: Prints by American Women Artists
from the 1960s to the Present
Wednesday, October 14, 7-9 p.m.
Ms. Schneider has written: “There is something rare about
the depth of concentration experienced while reading and it’s
this moment I’m after: when the sitter loses awareness of the
camera – and any semblance of a pose – forgetting her cultural
performance.”
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In contrast, Janet Fish has transformed the domestic realm with her bold,
colorful still lifes. Joyce Kozloff brings the decorative, often seen as the
province of women, into higher profile, titling one of her works, Is It Still
High Art? (1979). Howardena Pindell was inspired by the great tradition
of quilting in African American communities in Flight/Fields (1989).
Betty Woodman and Arlene Shechet, two of the world’s most inventive
ceramic sculptors, also challenge the distinction between craft and fine
art. Ms. Woodman has concentrated on the vessel – its multiple uses and
meaning throughout time – which can be seen in her imaginative Greek
Pots Visit Edo (2002). Ms. Shechet’s Parallel Play: Spill (2012) uses relief
and has an extremely tactile surface. She molds paper pulp like clay.
Fascinating prints by the towering sculptors Louise Bourgeois
and Louise Nevelson suggest their three-dimensional work.
Ms. Bourgeois’ Reply to Stanley Hayter (1996) focuses on the
eye, perhaps alluding to his early Surrealist work and one of her
sculptural series. (British artist Hayter is one of the most respected
printmakers of the twentieth century.) Ms. Bourgeois’ Beautiful Night
(2004), a nine-color lithograph on music paper, is magical.
There are many other gems: Yvonne Jacquette’s evening scenes of
Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge, an energetic and abstract urban
landscape by Nicola López, and Elizabeth Peyton’s portrait of Robert
Mapplethorpe. Barbara Kruger’s We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not
Heard (1992) is a notable feminist work, uniting image and text.
Katherine Pill, the Museum’s Assistant Curator of Art after 1950,
has organized the exhibition, and a handsome illustrated catalogue
with a foreword by Judith Brodsky is available in the Museum Store.
The essays are by Art in Print Editor Susan Tallman, Master Printer
Erika Greenberg-Schneider, and Ms. Pill. Two limited-edition prints
by Elisabeth Condon and Jane Hammond, who are represented in
Marks Made, have been produced in collaboration with the University
of South Florida St. Petersburg and Bleu Acier Editions of Tampa to
celebrate both the exhibition and the MFA’s 50th anniversary.
Carrie Schneider (American, born 1979)
Abigail reading Angela Davis (An Autobiography, 1974), 2014
from the series Reading Women (2012-2014)
Chromogenic print
©Carrie Schneider. Courtesy of the artist and
Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
Both Reading Women and Marks Made celebrate the achievements
of women, too many of whom remain underrepresented in the art
historical and literary canons. Ms. Schneider’s work not only explores
women reading works by other women, but challenges the viewer
to attempt to “read” the women themselves and the installation as a
whole, to search for meaning on many different levels.
Carrie Schneider:
Reading Women
Ms. Schneider (born in 1979) earned her BFA from Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh and her MFA from the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago and now lives in New York. She
has had solo shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
and the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh. She has participated in
group exhibitions and screenings at the 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial
at The Andy Warhol Museum, The Kitchen in New York, and the
Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Her work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College in
Chicago, and the Centre Canadien d’Architecture in Montreal.
Helen and Dick Minck Gallery of New Media
Saturday, November 7, 2015Sunday, January 17, 2016
Artists have depicted women and girls in domestic spaces throughout
the centuries. The MFA’s painting, La Lecture (Reading), 1888, by Berthe
Morisot is a stellar example. Like so many women, Morisot had to
struggle to pursue her art. She and Mary Cassatt were the only women
accepted into the circle of the male French Impressionists.
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I Remember Birmingham
Mr. Scott (1940-2007) once said, “What I’ve been trying to do ... is
make a piece of art that would be similar to what African American
musicians have done with gospel and blues and jazz. So that
when you hear it, it wraps your soul.” He described his art as “a
polyrhythmic visual experience.”
Lee Malone Gallery
Saturday, November 14, 2015Sunday, February 28, 2016
Music, movement, and storytelling are some of the greatest
contributions of African American culture to our country and
the world. Mr. Scott captured all three visually, no small feat,
in his prolific career. He produced I Remember Birmingham
at Graphicstudio, the respected collaborative institute at the
University of South Florida, Tampa that creates fine art editions.
This technically innovative and spiritually moving installation
is John Scott’s response to the tragic church bombing in
Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. Four girls lost
their lives that Sunday morning at the Sixteenth Street Baptist
Church. This dark day occurred just three weeks after the Rev.
Martin Luther King
Jr. delivered his “I
Have a Dream”
speech on the steps
of the Lincoln
Memorial in
Washington, D.C.
I Remember
Birmingham (1997),
which will remain
on view through
African American
History Month
in February, is
a ritual piece. It
provides a quiet
place for people
to gather and
reflect. The artist
emphasized that
his work is “about
man’s inhumanity
to man” and he
described it as a
“poem to their [the
girls’] potential. All
I can do is scream
in their absence for
them.”
John Scott (American, 1940-2007)
I Remember Birmingham (1997)
Seven hand-pigmented glass blocks and seven hand-burnished relief
prints on Seichosen paper from the glass blocks
Museum Purchase with funds provided by The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society
One of Louisiana’s
towering artists,
Mr. Scott was a
master of many
media: sculpture,
painting, drawing,
prints, and
installations. His
2005 retrospective
at the New Orleans
Museum of Art,
Circle Dance: The
Art of John T. Scott,
featured nearly 200
works and attracted
large crowds. An
“art world” event,
it ended up being
especially poignant,
as Hurricane
Katrina struck the
city one month after
the closing and
Mr. Scott would
pass away from
pulmonary fibrosis
just two years later.
Mr. Scott’s work has been shown at many other leading museums,
including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,
D.C.; the Detroit Institute of Arts; the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston; the Dallas Museum of Art; and the Albright-Knox Art
Gallery in Buffalo.
The glass blocks placed on pedestals bring to mind the dramatic
cemeteries in his native New Orleans, but the installation is, by
no means, stark or grim. Lit from within, the blocks are striking
and spiritual. They could be viewed as fragments of church
windows, once shattered,
now transformed through
art. Mr. Scott once noted
that his brilliant use of
color, inspired perhaps by
Mardi Gras celebrations,
is designed to draw people
into the piece. His elegant
calligraphy on the blocks
records both his pain and
his hope for the future,
conveyed in eloquent
poetry.
In 1995, his work was selected for an exhibition of twentiethcentury American sculpture at the White House and was chosen
for the inaugural exhibition of the sculpture garden at the Studio
Museum in Harlem. He received a fellowship from the John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, often referred to as the
“genius grant,” in 1992.
Mr. Scott spent nearly his entire life in his beloved New Orleans,
which he called “the only city that I’ve been in, that, if you listen,
the sidewalks will speak to you.” He only left to earn his MFA
at Michigan State University. He returned to teach at his alma
mater, Xavier University, a historically black, Catholic college,
which he credited with changing his life. Even when he was able
to live independently as an artist, he continued to teach at Xavier.
Mentoring young people, especially African Americans, was a
lifelong commitment and part of his noble legacy.
The relief prints on the
wall were made from the
glass blocks, and in two
colors, deep black and
palest ivory. These somber
images provide a dramatic contrast to the glass blocks and
encourage a dialogue within the space and within the viewer’s
heart and mind.
The MFA is honored to have I Remember Birmingham in the
collection, an acquisition made possible with funds provided by
The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society, the MFA’s dedicated service
organization. Then Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin and Fran Risser,
President of The Stuart Society during the 1998-1999 season,
selected this powerful installation for the collection.
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50 Artworks for
50 Years: First Look
Works on Paper Gallery
Pick-a-Pic
Through Sunday, March 13, 2016
Friday, October 2, 6-8:30 p.m.
Celebrating the MFA’s 50th anniversary and the closing weekend of
Five Decades of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, featuring The
Dandrew-Drapkin Collection
For the 50th anniversary, the MFA initiated this project to secure
50 works for the collection. So far, more than 20 donors have
given approximately 60 works, and more are expected as the
year proceeds. This exhibition will spotlight these gifts, which
encompass all media and range in date from antiquity to our own
time. They will be rotated during the exhibition; new works will
be added as they enter the collection. The MFA’s comprehensive
collection of world art now numbers approximately 20,000 works –
for the most part due to a legion of generous donors and friends.
$35 in advance, $45 after September 28
Enjoy live music by
the Ocho Brother
Band, dancing,
interesting people,
and delicious
hors d’oeuvres.
Meet emerging
photographers.
Complimentary
signature cocktail
made possible by
Reyka Vodka and
Marian Tagliarino
Photography, cash
bar. You will also
have the chance
to help choose a
photograph that
the Friends will
donate to the
collection. Friends
of Photography
members vote
five times for free.
Additional votes
are available to all
for $20 per vote.
Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915-1999)
The Distraction (1994)
Watercolor on paper
Gift of Howard L. Mills, past President of the Board, in memory of
Ms. Jewel Spruell and in honor of the Museum’s 50th anniversary
©Estate of Hughie-Lee Smith/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Jerry N. Uelsmann (American, born 1934)
Untitled (Library with Clouds), 1976
Gelatin silver print
Gift of the Friends of Photography
Piotr Janowski’s Curiosity
Opens Thursday, December 3, at 5:30 p.m.
mainly by exceptionally strong reflectance at sharp angles and an
unpredictable, scrambled appearance of colors and light coming in
from the surrounding environment. In the uncovered palm tree,
expected colors and shadows
conceal the natural complexity
and beauty to the viewer.
Paradoxically, it is revealing
through concealing.”
The artist will be present and a cash bar will be available.
Piotr Janowski will wrap selected trees on the Museum grounds
in aluminum foil, bringing
contemporary art outside. He
made international headlines
after creating a large-scale
installation at his rented home
in Tarpon Springs. Using
aluminum foil, he wrapped
every inch of his bungalow
and driveway, as well as the
surrounding palm trees.
Inspired by the light and
vegetation of Florida,
Mr. Janowski aimed to
highlight the beauty of
his surroundings: “The
meticulously applied and
highly reflective medium
invites the viewer to explore
every groove and hair
of the bark. It does this
Public art is a controversial
topic, and its context
is paramount to its
understanding. This
installation will allow for
an important discussion
of artistic intent and
public reception. In The
Contemporaries Lunchtime
Lecture at noon Monday,
December 7, Mr. Janowski
will participate in a panel
discussion on Curiosity and
the larger issue of public art.
Piotr Janowski’s installation of 402 Ashland (2015). Courtesy of the artist.
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Five Decades of Photography at
the Museum of Fine Arts,
MFA’s Painting by Vigée-Lebrun
Selected for First Retrospective
featuring The Dandrew-Drapkin Collection
Members’ Opening Reception, Friday, June 19
The Museum’s
prized painting,
Julie Lebrun as
Flora (about
1799) by
Élisabeth Louise
Vigée-Lebrun,
has been
selected for the
artist’s major
retrospective,
which will
bring renewed
appreciation
of her talent.
This is only
the second
exhibition
devoted to
Vigée-Lebrun
in modern
times. The
Metropolitan
Museum of
Art in New
York and the
National Gallery
Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (French, 1755-1842)
of Canada
Julie Lebrun as Flora (about 1799)
in Ottawa,
Oil on canvas
together with
Museum Purchase
the Réunion des
musées nationaux in France, are organizing the exhibition.
Dr. Jennifer Hardin
(left), curator of
the exhibition, joins
Carol A. Upham,
Founding President
of the Friends of
Photography and
past President of the
Board of Trustees
(1998-2008). They
admire William
Clift’s Footsteps,
Mont Saint Michel,
France (1982), one of
many photographs
Mrs. Upham
has donated to
the Museum.
At the reception,
trustee Hazel and
William Hough
discussed the
exhibition with
Dr. Jennifer Hardin
(far right), the former
Hazel and William
Hough Chief Curator.
During her 20-year
tenure, Dr. Hardin had
a profound impact on
the development of
the entire collection.
She was instrumental
in arranging the donation of more than 15,000 photographs from Ludmila
and Bruce Dandrew and Chitranee and Dr. Robert L. Drapkin. She worked
closely with many other collectors, organized more than 80 exhibitions,
presented numerous lectures and gallery talks, and wrote catalogue essays.
The MFA’s painting will be one of 75 at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art from February 8-May 15, 2016 and at the National Gallery of
Canada from June 10-September 12, 2016. Dr. Joseph Baillio, one of
the most important Vigée-Lebrun scholars, has developed the project
in consultation with the curatorial departments at the participating
museums. The Metropolitan Museum is publishing the catalogue,
which includes the Museum’s painting.
Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842) was one of the few women of her time to
earn recognition as an artist. She followed in the footsteps of her father,
a portrait painter, but far surpassed his achievements. As a young
woman, she quickly earned a distinguished reputation for painting the
portraits of French royalty and aristocrats. Essentially self-taught, she
was only 23 when she was commissioned to paint Marie Antoinette’s
portrait. The queen was so pleased that Vigée-Lebrun became her royal
portraitist. As a result, she became one of the few women selected for
the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
William Knight Zewadski,
one of the MFA’s major
donors of photography,
with Lee Miller’s
Isamu Noguchi, The
Japanese Sculptor, in
His Studio (1946), one
of his important gifts.
With the French Revolution, the artist was forced into exile and
survived by painting portraits in numerous European capitals. She
painted Julie Lebrun as Flora, one of the most significant portraits of
her daughter, in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she lived from 17951801 and where the work remained until 1928. With this provenance,
it is especially appropriate that her painting found its final home in
St. Petersburg, Florida in 1983 and where it usually greets visitors to
The Junior League Great Hall. In this large-scale painting, VigéeLebrun depicts Julie as Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers.
Dr. Thomas Campbell, Director and CEO of the Metropolitan
Museum, has written that the artist “possessed a virtuosity that
made her the envy of many. Her capacity to portray her sitters to best
advantage without straying too far from reality earned her a wide and
distinguished clientele…The European scope of her career, the stature
of her aristocratic clients, her skill – rivaling that of the Old Masters –
and the publication of her memoirs combined to surround the artist
with a unique aura. Her work, however, though never forgotten, has
not been assigned its rightful place in the history of art. This exhibition
will thus be an opportunity to rediscover a truly marvelous painter.”
Local photographer
Herb Snitzer and his
wife Carol Dameron,
also an artist, with his
Des Gendarmes aux
bicyclettes, Paris (1961).
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Free with MFA admission
LECTURES | TALKS | SPECIAL EVENTS
Sunday, October 11, 3 p.m.
Hyunsung Cho
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for updates on public programs. These events are sponsored in part
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Council on Arts and Culture, and the State of Florida. The Margaret
Acheson Stuart Society provides major support. Additional funds
come from the City of St. Petersburg and Westminster Communities of
St. Petersburg. Programs are subject to change without notice.
Hyunsung Cho has taught and exhibited
widely in Korea, Japan, and the United
States and has received numerous grants,
scholarships, and awards. He earned his
MFA in studio glass from Southern Illinois
University in Carbondale, his MA in glass
design from Kookmin University in Seoul,
Korea, and his BFA in environmental design
and plastic arts from Namseoul University in
Chon-an, Korea.
LECTURES & GALLERY TALKS
Free with MFA admission
Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish Lecture by Käthe Kollwitz
of the Guerrilla Girls
Sunday, October 18, 2 p.m. Reception to follow on the Museum
portico. Cash bar.
Sponsored in part by Martha and Jim Sweeny
The Guerrilla Girls joined together in 1985
to protest the treatment of women artists
by museums, galleries, critics, and scholars.
Using the primary medium of posters,
they quickly became art world icons, who
continue to spread their humor-laced
activism today. Members use pseudonyms
based on the names of noted female artists
and wear gorilla masks in their protests and
appearances. The MFA is thrilled to present
founding member Käthe Kollwitz during
the opening weekend of Marks Made: Prints
by American Women Artists from the 1960s to
the Present.
Lines of the Sky by
Hyunsung Cho
He has conducted workshops at the Pilchuck Glass School near
Seattle, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Pittsburgh Glass
Center, among others. His work has been featured twice in the New
Glass Review, published by the Corning. Mr. Cho has noted that
“visual impressions and personal memories from the city are the
main streams of my works.”
Sunday, November 15, 3 p.m.
Michael Schunke
A talented draftsman, Michael Schunke demonstrated a natural
affinity for glassblowing at an early age. The influence of drawing
and mark-making is evident in his work. He attended the Rhode
Island School of Design, where he studied Venetian techniques, and
has become especially known for his stunning goblets.
Guerrilla Girls, Abrons Art
Center, New York, 2015.
Courtesy of the Guerrilla Girls.
Each year, the Parrish Lecture brings outstanding speakers to
the community. The Parrishes, who lived most of their lives in
Washington, D.C., donated many of the MFA’s most significant preColumbian objects. They are displayed in a gallery named in their
honor. Mr. Parrish was a successful publisher of aviation magazines
and Mrs. Parrish was Director of the U.S. Passport Office from 19551977.
Mr. Schunke formerly taught at the Toyama Institute of Glass Art
in Japan and continues to teach around the world. He has recently
been recognized as resident artist at the Museum of Glass in
Tacoma, Washington, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.
Sunday, December 13, 3 p.m.
Jacob Stout and Mariel Bass
Master glassblower Jacob Stout is the Duncan McClellan Hot Glass
Workshop Director. He uses Venetian techniques, developed 500
years ago, to create his objects. Because he does not use molds,
each work is unique. He holds his BFA in glass art from Kent State
University in Ohio, where he studied with Henry Halem, a Harvey
Littleton student and protégé.
Gallery Talk on Carrie Schneider:
Reading Women by Katherine Pill,
Assistant Curator of Art after 1950
Sunday, November 8, 3 p.m.
Mariel Bass, the Duncan McClellan Studio Manager, fell in love
with glass at the Massachusetts College of Art, where she earned
her BFA. She has studied with noted glass artists Dan Dailey, Susan
Reid Holland, and Kenny Pieper. Both Mr. Stout and Ms. Bass
offer classes and workshops and show their work at the Duncan
McClellan Studio and Gallery.
Contemporary artist Carrie Schneider’s
video projection and photographs in the
Helen and Dick Minck Gallery spotlight
her women friends and acquaintances in
the process of reading. They are captured
in domestic spaces and are all reading
books by talented women. This exhibition
complements Marks Made, which Ms. Pill
curated. She previously organized Color Acting: Abstraction Since
1950 and has developed a number of gallery installations, innovative
programs, and special events, which have attracted large audiences.
She is the first curator in the history of the MFA to specialize in art
created after 1950 to the present day. Ms. Pill completed a three-year
dual MA in art history, theory, and criticism and arts administration
and policy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Coffee Talks with Nan Colton
Sponsored by:
Second Wednesday of the Month
Free with Museum admission.
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice
and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular
artist-in-residence Nan Colton creates scripts inspired by special
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exhibitions and the Museum collection.
These 30-minute presentations introduce
great artists and other historical figures,
as well as the times in which they lived.
Enjoy refreshments at 10 a.m., Ms. Colton’s
performance at 10:30, and a general docent
tour at 11:15. Visit www.fine-arts.org/
coffeetalks for her complete 2015 schedule.
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 p.m.
Woman of the Year (1942), directed by George Stevens, 112 minutes.
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, who received an Oscar
nomination for her performance, began their artistic and personal
relationship in this classic film. Ms. Hepburn plays Tess, a
sophisticated international affairs correspondent way ahead of her
time, and Mr. Tracy is Sam, a gruff sportswriter. Dr. Margit Grieb,
Associate Professor of German and Director of the Film Studies
Certificate Program at the University of South Florida, Tampa, will
provide an introduction and concluding remarks.
October 14: Spine Chilling Tales
Nan Colton as Mary Cassatt
This performance will haunt you long
after you leave the Museum.
November 11: A Self-Portrait
Ms. Colton uncovers the inspirations of acclaimed abstract artist
Joan Mitchell, who is represented in Marks Made.
December 9: An Intellectual Affair
Enter the close, tumultuous friendship between Mary Cassatt and
Edgar Degas which fueled their Impressionistic masterpieces.
Free with MFA admission.
Complimentary snacks.
The fall series spotlights
leading ladies in honor of
Marks Made: Prints by American
Women Artists from the 1960s to
the Present.
Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Thursday, October 22, 6:30 p.m.
Women Art Revolution! (2010), directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson,
83 minutes.
Thursday, December 17, 6:30 p.m.
Big Eyes (2014), directed by Tim Burton, 106 minutes.
This illuminating documentary explores the influential movement
through interviews, observations, archival footage, and works of
visionary artists. Katherine Pill, Assistant Curator of Art after 1950,
will introduce the film.
This outrageously true story examines one of the most notorious art
frauds in history centering on the work of Margaret Keane. Arrive
early and participate in a complimentary, instructor-led drawing class.
Please see December’s UNCHartED listing for more details.
Save the Date: Thursday, January 7, 6:30 p.m. Screening of Kundun,
Martin Scorsese’s bioepic about the 14th Dalai Lama, in honor of the
temporary installation of the Sand Mandala.
Gather on the third Thursday of the month for an offbeat art-fix or
to learn a creative craft. Free with MFA admission, which is only $5
after 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Random Act 10.15.15 @ 6:30 p.m.: Collaborative Practice features
a panel discussion on printmaking and the commemorative MFA
50th anniversary prints by Elisabeth Condon and Jane Hammond in
collaboration with Master Printer Erika Greenberg-Schneider. Both
Ms. Condon and Ms. Hammond have works in Marks Made and the
Museum collection.
Born in Los Angeles, Elisabeth Condon
now divides her time between Tampa
and Brooklyn and has been influenced by
Chinese scroll-painting, American postwar
abstraction, and 1970s wallpaper patterns.
She is the recipient of the 2015 New
York PULSE Prize, a Confucius Institute
Understanding China Fellowship, a PollockKrasner Foundation Grant, and a Florida
Individual Artist Grant. She has been
artist-in-residence at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai and
the Red Gate in Beijing, Grand Canyon National Park, and Yaddo in
Saratoga Springs, New York.
In partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, ILLUMINATE offers
participants a space to experience and interpret art with your family
and friends. Discuss art and/or express yourself through a make
& take activity. Program is free. Supplies included for activities.
Refreshments. Two sessions available per month (choose one).
First and Third Mondays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Advanced registration and a screening are required. For more information or to
register, call Mary Szaroleta at 727-896-2667, ext. 220, or email [email protected].
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Her work has been shown at the National Art Museum of China and
the Songzhuang Museum in Beijing, the Shenghua Art Centre in
Nanjing, 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery in New York, the
Tampa Museum of Art, and the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale,
among others. She is represented in the collections of the US Embassy
in Beijing, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel, and JPMorgan Chase.
Ms. Condon holds her BFA from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of
Design and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Erika Greenberg-Schneider lived and
worked in France for 20 years, becoming
a Master Printer of Intaglio and
Lithography for Atelier Franck Bordas
and then Director and Master Printer of
the Gallery Maeght studios in Paris and
St. Paul. Upon returning to the United
States in 1998, she became Master
Printer of Intaglio at USF/Graphicstudio,
as well as visiting professor in drawing
and printmaking at the University
of South Florida, Tampa. She is currently Assistant Professor of
Foundations for the Graphic Design Program at USF St. Petersburg.
In 2003, she opened Blue Acier, her internationally known print
studio and gallery in Tampa. She was elected Chevalier de l’ordre des
Arts et des Lettres by the Republic of France in 2011 in recognition of
her contributions to promoting French culture in Florida.
The Museum of Fine Arts thanks the following
community partners in support of 2015’s Beer Project:
Green Bench Brewing Co., tbt*, John F. Kennedy of Raymond James,
7venth Sun Brewery, Barley Mow Brewing Co., Cigar City Brewing,
Pair O’ Dice Brewing Co., Being – The Art of Living, Central Oddities,
Tampa Bay Furnishings, Treehouse Gallery, ZaZoo’d,
Duncan McClellan Gallery and Carol Dekkers.
Jane Hammond, who lives and works in New
York, is one of our country’s most multitalented
artists. After receiving her BA from Mount
Holyoke College, she completed an MFA in
ceramics at Arizona State University and
another MFA in sculpture at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. She has pursued painting,
printmaking, drawing, and photography, as
well as sculpture, and has been inspired by
the music and approach of experimental composer John Cage and
especially by language. She created 62 paintings based on titles
suggested by poet John Ashbery and collaborated with poet Raphael
Rubinstein on the sculpture Fallen for the Whitney Museum of
American Art. The latter was comprised of thousands of handmade
leaves printed by Ms. Hammond and inscribed with the names of
soldiers killed in the Iraq War.
Special thanks to the participating home brewers and volunteers who
contributed to the success of this year’s program.
She has received 29 solo exhibitions at such venues as the de Young
Museum in San Francisco and the Detroit Institute of Arts, and her
work has been seen in galleries around the globe. She is represented
in over 50 public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art,
the Whitney, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York;
the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Art Institute
of Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the J. Paul Getty
Museum in Los Angeles.
Thursday, January 21, 2016, 6 – 8pm
The Beer Project 2015 Winner’s Release Party at the MFA. Meet the home
brewers who took home the “Best of Show” prize and taste their brew,
“Strawberry Rhubarb.” In partnership with Green Bench Brewing Co.
FREE for MFA members.
Random Act 12.17.15 @ 5:45 p.m.: Eye Draw. Local artist
Steven Kenny captures the spirit of the human eye on paper.
Before the screening of Big Eyes, he will lead a 40-minute drawing
demonstration, including a presentation on how eyes have been
depicted throughout art history. Supplies will be provided. Limited to
30 participants. To preregister, please visit www.fine-arts.org/rsvp.
Friday, March 18 – Friday, May 13, 2016
Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Beer Project Pro Am
Home Brew Competition.
Friday, June 10, 2016, 7 – 10pm
Mr. Kenny received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design
and during his senior year, studied independently in Rome. He
worked as a freelance commercial illustrator before turning full-time
to his own work. His paintings have been displayed in galleries and
museums across the United States and in Europe.
BEER + ART LOUNGE. Taste beers uniquely crafted by local artisans.
Saturday, June 11, 2016, 1 – 4pm
PUBLIC HOME BREW TASTING. Professional and amateur brewers
exhibit liquid works of art for a tasting.
Visit www.fine-arts.org/beer-project for updates, competition rules
and event details.
The decorative arts – fine furniture,
jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all
around us and in the Museum. FODA
expands understanding of their variety
and beauty. Plus, you will make new
friends at the meetings. Annual dues are
$20 in addition to Museum membership.
Interested in sponsoring The Beer Project for 2016?
Contact our Development Office at 727.896.2667
or [email protected].
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upcoming collection of essays Birmingham Stories. Dr. Armstrong’s
talk complements John Scott’s I Remember Birmingham.
FODA programs are held on the second Tuesday of the month
at 2 p.m. during season. Non-FODA members can attend for $5,
plus MFA admission. Carolyn Nygren is the volunteer coordinator.
Upcoming events follow:
December 7: Public/Private Art
This panel will discuss Piotr Janowski’s Curiosity, located on the
Museum grounds, and the role of context in public art. Mr. Janowski
will be on hand to discuss his approach.
October 13: Roy Slade, Director of the Cranbrook Art Museum
from 1977-1995 and now Director Emeritus, will examine “Design
in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950.” Cranbrook came
into being in 1904 and later became an educational community.
Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, it is now a National Historic
Landmark and is renowned for its architecture influenced by the
Arts and Crafts Movement. The 319-acre campus has been called
“the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America.”
Field Trip: Ybor City
Thursday, November 5, 7 p.m.
$10 for members of The Contemporaries
$15 for non-members of the group
This is a special opportunity to visit the late Theo Wujcik’s archives and
studio in Ybor City. Advance registration will be available for members
of The Contemporaries, but this excursion is open to the public. Please
go to www.fine-arts.org for more information.
Mr. Slade will discuss the founders, creation, and influence of the
Cranbrook community, with an emphasis on architecture, design,
and the decorative arts. He was also Director of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from 1972-1977 and remains an
active artist.
Creative Time Summit
Saturday, November 14, noon-5 p.m.
Free with MFA admission
November 10: Fredric T. Schneider, an independent scholar living
in New York City, will introduce Japanese cloisonné enamels, which
are some of the world’s most exquisite
objects. They are also extremely difficult
to create. Mr. Schneider will trace the
development of the medium from its
inception to the present day and will
highlight contemporary examples. He
has researched and collected these works
for more than 20 years and is the author
of The Art of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel:
History, Techniques and Artists, 1600 to the
Present, one of the foremost studies in the
field. He has lectured on this subject at
universities, museums, and other venues
in the United States, Asia, and Europe.
The Museum is partnering with the University of South Florida,
Tampa and the Tampa Museum of Art to bring a screening of the
Creative Time Summit to the area. This initiative brings people
together to discuss the role of art in public life, with the focus this
year on the construction of knowledge.
Live presentations will take place at each venue. Jacqueline Mabey,
founder of Art + Feminism, will lead a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at
the MFA. Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well documented. A 2010
survey revealed that less than 13 percent of its contributors identify
as female. The practical effect of this disparity is clear: Wikipedia is
skewed in favor of male artists.
Edit-a-thons have taken place globally, encompassing 1,300
volunteers, 70 events on four continents, and nearly 400 new articles
devoted to female artists. This effort, inspired locally by Marks
Made, will ensure greater visibility of women artists in the MFA
collection, as well as others identified by the editors and organizers.
December 8: Steve Fuller followed the example of his mother and
began collecting early. He has saved nearly every toy his father ever
bought him and has continued this interest throughout his life. He
will offer an overview of “Antique Toys, Dolls, and Collectibles,”
which range from miniature die-cast cars to an “Alfred E. Neuman
4 President” campaign button. (Baby boomers will definitely
remember Mad magazine, which is still being published.) The term
“antique toys” describes those created or manufactured at least 25
years ago.
Second Thursday of the Month,
6:30 p.m.
Free with Museum admission,
which is only $5 after 5 p.m. on
Thursday.
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local
organization that supports the
literary community, for a book
club connecting the visual and
literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s
collection or special exhibitions.
With his wife Lourdes and fellow collector Tom Graboski, Mr. Fuller
started the Miami Antique Toy, Doll and Collectibles Show 36 years
ago. It is now the only such show in the Southeast. The Fullers’
collection is evident in nearly every corner – and closet – of their home.
October 8: Just Kids by Patti Smith won the
2010 National Book Award for nonfiction.
It is an eloquent, lyrical exploration of
her development as an artist, on her
close friendship and collaborations with
photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and on
the New York art scene of the late 1960s and
1970s.
Lunchtime Lectures
First Monday of the Month, noon
Artist Talks, Panel Discussions, Lively Lectures
$5 (lecture only), plus MFA admission
$10 (lecture and lunch) for Contemporaries members
$15 (lecture and lunch) for nonmembers of the Contemporaries
Lunch reservations must be made by 3 p.m. the Friday before
the lecture.
Patti Smith with Robert Mapplethorpe
Photo by Kate Simon
October 5: Graphicstudio
This lecture highlights the importance of Graphicstudio to the
contemporary art and printmaking communities. Margaret Miller,
Director of the Institute for Research in Art at the University of
South Florida, Tampa, will outline the history and influence of
Graphicstudio and its related programming.
November 12: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann will
encourage reflection on how literary and visual artists bring
together seemingly unrelated elements into a complete work.
December 10: The thrilling novel The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
revolves around the 1990 heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum in Boston, but that is only the beginning. It will foster
discussion on seeing, collecting, and creating art – and relationships
behind the paintings.
November 2: Birmingham Stories
Dr. Julie Buckner Armstrong, Associate Professor of English at USF
St. Petersburg, specializes in literature of the civil rights movement.
She is the author of Mary Turner and the Memory of Lynching and the
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The MFA schedule follows:
Sunday, January 3, 11 a.m.: Drawing of the Mandala
Monday, January 4-Friday, January 15, 10 a.m.-noon and
1-4 p.m.: Creation of the Mandala
Saturday, January 16, noon: Dismantling Ceremony
Special Events
Mariam Paré Artist Demonstration
Friday, October 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory
Free, regular admission to the rest of the Museum
Youth & Family
Mariam Paré has pursued art from childhood, but her creative
journey was tragically diverted after being a victim of random
gun violence at the age of 20. The bullet penetrated her spine and
rendered her a quadriplegic. Through occupational and art therapy,
she learned how to control first a pencil and then a paintbrush using
her mouth. In 2006, she found a supportive community – the Mouth
and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) – and became a member. Art has
been her salvation.
In 2014, actor Pierce Brosnan learned of her work and Ms. Paré
painted his portrait as James Bond. She has also produced portraits
of disabled artists like Frida Kahlo and Chuck Close. She will
demonstrate her talent at the MFA and will share information
on MFPA, which has played such a large role in her life. Visit her
website, www.mariampare.com, to learn more.
This “Night at the Museum”
is designed for your favorite
stuffed animal. Imagine
their adventures as they
explore the Museum while
waiting for Santa to arrive
the next morning.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015, 5-8pm
Early drop-off available.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015: Drop-off your stuffed animal between 10am and
6pm. Animals receive a keepsake badge when they are tucked in for the night.
Follow their journey on twitter. #MFAanimalnight
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2015, 9-11am: Pick up your stuffed animal, enjoy
a hot buffet breakfast, watch a slide show of your buddies’ adventures, and get
creative with make and take activities. Receive an early visit from Santa Claus,
and at 10:30am, finish the morning by listening to stories of the North Pole from
Mrs. Claus.
Children are $12 and adults, $17. Children 3 and under are free. Includes
breakfast, activities, galleries, souvenir photo, and keepsake badge. Space is
limited. Reservations are required by December 7.
Mariam Paré presents her portrait of Pierce Brosnan
as James Bond to the actor in his Malibu home.
Visit www.fine-arts.org/nightatthemuseum to purchase tickets online or call
727.896.2667, ext. 210. Hurry! Last year’s event was a sell-out.
Sand Mandala
Sunday, January 3-Saturday,
January 16
Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory
Free, regular admission to the rest of the
Museum
Kidding Around Yoga and Drumming @ the MFA will take a holiday
break in December.
First and third Saturday of the
Month, 10 a.m.
Ages three and older
$5 per person (includes admission
to entire Museum). Please bring a
towel or yoga mat.
The Venerable Losang Samten, renowned
Tibetan scholar and former Buddhist
monk, served as the attendant to His
Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1988, Losang
was instructed to demonstrate the art of
sand painting as the first to be offered in
the West. Since then he has created sand
mandalas in many museums, including
the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Asian Art
Museum in San Francisco, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as
well as at universities across the country.
Kidding Around Yoga uses the yoga
poses or asanas creatively tucked
into partner yoga, games and
activities, original music, stories,
and more. The class is designed
for kids, but entire families are
welcome. Practicing yoga with
children creates a special bond.
Losang served as religious technical advisor and sand mandala
supervisor for and appeared in Martin Scorsese’s film about
the Dalai Lama, Kundun, which will be shown at the MFA on
Thursday, January 7, at 6:30 p.m. He is also the spiritual director of
numerous Buddhist Centers in the United States.
Second and Fourth Friday of the
Month, 11 a.m.
(in November and December,
only the second Friday due to
the holidays)
ASL-accessible program
For parents/guardians and their
children up to six-years-old
$5 per family
Mandalas have been referred to as “visual scripture,” which can
be seen as dwellings for enlightened beings. Sand mandalas are
created with great care and detailed accuracy, bringing the sacred
symbols to life in order to share an uplifting message. For more
information, please go to www.losangsamten.com.
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Portrait of Artist Fletcher
Martin Tours the Country
Discover art and learn a new language as a family. Gain an
introduction to ASL (American Sign Language) vocabulary while
touring the galleries. Classes are designed and presented by
certified ASL instructor and interpreter Carol Downing.
George Biddle’s Portrait of Fletcher Martin with a German Pistol
(1943), a recent acquisition, will earn even more admirers through a
traveling exhibition. Art for Every Home: Associated American Artists
is on view at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas
State University, the organizer, through Sunday, January 31, 2016.
First and Third Saturday of the
Month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission. No
registration necessary.
For ages five and older, but entire
families are encouraged to participate.
The show then goes to the Grey Art Gallery, New York University
(April 19-July 9, 2016); the American Historical Textile History
Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts (September 16-December 31,
2016); and the Syracuse University Art Galleries (January 26-March
26, 2017). Dr. Elizabeth Seaton of the Beach Museum and Jane
Myers, who served as Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at the
Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas for 28
years, are the curators.
Create your own masterpiece inspired
by works in the collection and special
exhibitions. Supplies are included.
October 3 and 17: Get creative with your
food and join us as we make one-of-akind prints using vegetables.
November 7 and 21: Every home chef and every artist should
have a great apron. Make an artful apron that celebrates your
culinary or artistic genius.
December 5 and 19: Enjoy Marks Made and then produce your
own foam-board monoprint.
Art for Every Home features 125 paintings, prints, ceramics, and
textiles and chronicles the efforts of Associated American Artists
(AAA) to bring
art by hundreds
of our country’s
artists into the
everyday lives of
as many people
as possible.
Founded in
New York
City in 1934,
AAA served
as a highly
successful
artists’ agent
that expanded
the popular
reach of original
works, as well as
artist-designed
textiles and
ceramics,
through
mail-order
catalogues,
department
stores, and print
George Biddle (American, 1885-1973)
advertising.
Portrait of Fletcher Martin with a German Pistol (1943)
Corporate
Oil on canvas
commissions
Museum Purchase
ranged from
Madison
Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard.
Second and Fourth Saturday of the
Month, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Adults and families are welcome. Children
must be accompanied by an adult.
$5 per person
Presented by Sally and Katherine
Robinson of the Drum Connection
Explore the many cultures represented in
the MFA collection by experiencing them
to a rhythmic beat. Feel the momentum
grow while you drum and use other
percussion instruments to bring art alive.
No experience is necessary. Just come and
have fun.
The MFA’s painting appears in the section devoted to World War
II commissions facilitated by AAA and the War Department
and supported by Abbott Laboratories and Life magazine. Biddle
completed the portrait while both artists were in Tunisia and
Southern Italy in 1943, offering a remarkable example of an artist
creating in the field. It is reproduced in the catalogue published by
Marquand Books and distributed by Yale University Press.
Biddle is largely credited with persuading Harvard classmate
Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish the Federal Art Project of the
Works Progress Administration, which played a major role in the
development of American culture. He was represented in more than
100 exhibitions during his lifetime.
Viaje a Cuba (Trip to Cuba)
Go with the MFA.
Thursday, March 24-Thursday, March 31, 2016
The MFA’s portrait complements Fletcher Martin’s powerful
painting The Undefeated (1948), the 2012 Collectors Choice on view
in the Paul and Alice Poynter Gallery. Each year at the group’s April
gala, members of the Collectors Circle vote on a work to enter the
collection. Biddle’s Portrait of Fletcher Martin with a German Pistol
was considered this year, with the Museum deciding to purchase
the work after the event.
For details and/or to make your reservation, please
contact Suzanne Carlson of Carlson Maritime Travel
at 727.945.1930.
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The Margaret Acheson
Wednesday, December 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Food + Art
Progressive Holiday Luncheon, all three stops at the Cloisters,
288 Beach Drive N.E., beginning at Unit 7B. All recipes are from
Food + Art. The first stop features a lasagna cooking demonstration,
followed by lunch, and concluding with decadent desserts.
Cookbooks will be available for purchase. Hosted by Margaret
Amley, Margaret Bowman, Irma Bridgeford, Linda Oelschlaeger,
Tina Douglass, Susan Hicks, Ruth Kent, Monica Mason, Carolyn
Warren, and Sharon Withers. 24 guests, $50 each.
Stuart Society
For the latest information, please visit www.thestuartsociety.org. Like
us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/thestuartsociety, or send us a tweet,
twitter.com/stuartsociety. Carol Russell is the President and Allison
Canfield is Director of Communications and Events.
Monday, January 11, noon-4 p.m.: Mah Jongg and Lunch at
the MFA. Both experienced players and newcomers are welcome.
If you have a Mah Jongg set, please bring it. Sets will be provided
for newcomers. Hosted by Susan Anderson, Beegie Arnes, Nancy
Dunn, Donna Fletcher, Shirley Kaylor, Karen Banfield, Audrie
Rañon, and Julia Sorbo. 32 guests, $40 per person.
This season’s programs and events
will educate, entertain, and most
of all, bring people together. Please
make your reservations early, as
events sell out quickly. Note the
event you wish to attend and send
your check, made payable to The Stuart Society, to reservations chair
Shari Ellis, 171 North Tessier Drive, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706. If you
have other questions, please contact Affaires d’Art chair Liz Heinkel,
[email protected] or 727.239.5623.
Monday, January 11, noon-2 p.m.: Food + Art Pizza Demonstration
and Lunch, Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pasteria, 514 North Franklin
Street in Tampa. Master pizzaiolo Dan Bavaro will demonstrate how
to make authentic Naples-style pizza, and you will have a chance
to try your hand at this centuries-old craft. You will also receive a
complimentary jar of Bavaro’s gourmet tomato sauce and have the
opportunity to buy Food + Art. Carpool from the MFA can be
arranged. Please let us know if you need a ride. Hosted by Dan Bavaro,
Jeanne Houlton, and Toni Lydecker. 20 guests, $45 per person.
Saturday, October 10, 10 a.m.: Fall Fashion Show and Brunch
with Doncaster Designs, 329 Bayview Drive NE. Get the latest tips
on the hot new colors and styles for fall and winter while enjoying a
fashion show with the Doncaster clothing line. Casual attire. There
will be an opportunity to try on clothes after the show. Hosted by
Leslie Trevathan-Ritch. 30 guests, $25 per person.
Thursday, January 14, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Achieving Your
Personal Best, Parkshore Plaza Social Room, 300 Beach Drive N.E.
Join Sidney Chaney of Smarter Image and learn how to update your
home and enhance your personal style. Lunch with wine. Two-hour
parking on Third Avenue N.E. or parking garage across the street.
Hosted by Sidney Chaney, Liz Heinkel, Chris Chapman Hilton,
Carol Piper, and Shari Ellis. 20 guests, $40 each.
Wednesday, October 21, 11 a.m.: Hands-On Cooking Class with
Chef Ana, 400 Beach Seafood and Tap House. Bring your apron for
step-by-step instruction to prepare a three-course brunch at your
cooking station. Enjoy your delicious meal and mimosas with friends
after the lesson. Hosted by Jane Beam, Lynell Bell, Irma Bridgeford,
Vicki Fox, Jean Getting Irwin, Donna Painter, Betty Shamas, and
Loretta Stitt. 16 guests, $60 each.
Thursday, January 28, noon-5 p.m.: iPad 1 – iPad for Dummies,
Bayview Room, MFA. Learn all the secrets of your new or old iPad
or iPhone. This class is designed for the basic user. We will discuss
all intrinsic programming and teach you how to get the most out
of your iPad. Required: Bring your iPad and Apple ID. Presented
by Dr. Juli Shamas. Hosted by Jessica Futch Monzingo and Anne
Shamas. 25 guests, $50 each.
Thursday, November 5, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Historic Downtown
Walking Tour + Lunch. Meet at Mickey’s Café and Organics,
318 Central Avenue. Emily Elwyn, President of St. Petersburg
Preservation, takes you on a tour of the city’s unique architecture.
Lunch follows at a nearby downtown restaurant. Wear casual attire
and comfortable walking shoes. Hosted by Emily Elwyn, Elizabeth
Samuelson, and Liz Heinkel. 20 guests, $40 each.
Saturday, January 30, 6:30-9 p.m.: Bowling Galactica at Sunrise
Lanes, 6393 9th Street North. Hit the lanes with family and friends.
Beer, wine, and eats are provided. Hosted by Lynell and Robert Bell,
Sidney and Fred Chaney, Patty and Elliott Gassner, Pam and Dr. Myles
Levitt, Suzanne and Jim MacDougald, Ginny and Terry McCarthy,
Carole and Dr. Lawrence Merritt, Glenn and Dav Mosby, Carol Nelson
and Bob Hopewell, Gail and Fred Razook, Carol and Tom Treichel, and
Kathy and Kent Whittemore. 40 guests, $45 per person.
Tuesday, November 10, 7-9 p.m.: A Night of Line Dancing at
The One Night Stand Club, 149 First Avenue North. Dust off your
cowboy boots and join the fun. Don’t know how? Instructors will
demonstrate all the right moves. The event includes admission to
the club, appetizers, and two drink-tickets. Hosted by Beth England,
Carolyn Kopco, Leslie Trevathan-Ritch, and Virginia Ward. 50
guests, $50 per person.
Friday, February 12, 1-4 p.m.: Valentine Dessert and Bridge
Party, home of Betty Shamas, 798 Cattail Court N.E. in Placido
Bayou. An afternoon of bridge, dessert, prizes, and fun. Hosted
by Betty Shamas, Jane Beam, Susan Hicks, and Parsla Mason. 16
guests, $30 each.
Tuesday, November 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Food + Art PortraitMaking and Luncheon, Art on 1st Gallery, 550 First Avenue North.
Watch popular artist Rita Gould draw a portrait, featuring one
lucky guest, while enjoying a specially prepared luncheon from our
new Food + Art: Cooking around Tampa Bay with the Museum of Fine
Arts, St. Petersburg. Register early for a chance to have your portrait
created. Hosted by Rita Gould, Judy Preston, Ellen Gaffney, Myrna
Davis, Jackie Piper, Nichole Mezrah, and others. 26 guests, $50 per
person.
Friday, February 26, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Neiman Marcus
Presents: The Art of Entertaining with Flowers, Neiman Marcus
at International Plaza in Tampa, second floor. Floral artist Ian
Prosser of Botanica International Décor & Design Studio in Tampa
will demonstrate amazing floral designs. Lite bites and gift card
opportunities are included. Carpooling from the MFA can be
arranged. Please let us know if you need a ride. Hosted by Deborah
Utz and Susan Taylor. 40 guests, $25 per person.
Thursday, November 19, 5-7:30 p.m.: Food + Art Holiday Happy
Hour, Dawn Sumner’s home, 133 16th Avenue North. Usher in the
holidays as Stuart Society provisionals pair recipes from Food + Art
with delicious wines. A cookbook drawing, as well as additional ones
for sale, will be part of the festivities. Hosted by Dawn Sumner, Pam
Hatton, Carolyn Kopco, Judy Beck, and Colleen Young. 20 guests,
$30 each.
Thursday, March 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Historic Waterfront Walking
Tour and Lunch. Meet in front of the MFA and gain a new
appreciation of our civic jewel. The tour will end at the Museum with
a box lunch prepared by the MFA Café. Hosted by Emily Elwyn, Shari
Ellis, Julie Davis, Anne Dowling, and Liz Heinkel. 20 guests, $40 each.
Monday, December 7, 6-8 p.m.: Holiday Artistry, Wonderland
Floral Art and Gift Loft, 2887 22nd Avenue North, Suite A. Create
an arrangement to take home with stem-by-stem instruction from
floral artist Cassie Osterloth and savor a wine and dinner buffet.
Please make your reservations early. This event always sells out.
Hosted by Sally Wheeler, Debbie Baxter, Roseanna Costa, Susan
Hicks, Mary Maloof, Signe Oberhofer, Jennifer Rogers, and Dale
Wybrow. 24 guests, $60 per person.
Thursday, March 10, 6:30-9 p.m.: Girls Night Out Bunco,
home of Nancy Rutland, 300 Coffee Pot Riviera N.E. Join us for
an evening of games, appetizers, cocktails, and prizes. Hosted by
Liz Bradley, Tina Dyer, Sue Froid, Linda Hirsch, Judy Holland,
Linda Jantschek, Susan Cook Lahey, Ginny McCarthy, and Nancy
Rutland. 24 guests, $50 per person.
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Sunday, March 13, 2-4 p.m.: La Dolce Vita – Food + Art Dessert
Party, home of Barbara McCoy, 1311 Brightwaters Boulevard N.E.
Sample Italian-themed desserts from Food + Art, Prosecco, and
espresso, as well as an introduction to Italian art in the Museum
collection. Food + Art will be available for purchase. Hosted by
Chloe Firebaugh, Barbara McCoy, Samantha Nevins, and Candy
Sharp. 35 guests, $35 each.
Thursday, March 15, noon-4 p.m.: iPad 2 – iPad for Not So
Dummies, MFA Multipurpose Room. Move past the basics to
more advanced use, guided by Dr. Juli Shamas and Anne Shamas.
Bring iPad and Apple ID. Hosted by Anne Shamas and Jesse Futch
Monzingo. 25 guests, $50 per person.
Join local celebrity chefs and home cooks in showcasing
select recipes from Food + Art: Cooking Around Tampa Bay.
Enjoy samplings from food stations, a signature cocktail,
and meet the recipe contributors!
Friday, March 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Lebanese Cooking Class and
Luncheon, home of Anne Shamas, 1919 Brightwaters Boulevard
N.E. Learn about Lebanese cooking and reward yourself with lunch
that you prepared. Recipes will be shared. Hosted by Anne Shamas
and Judy Bistany. 10 guests, $50 each.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
Saturday, April 9, 6:30-10 p.m.: Cheeseburger in Paradise,
“Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,” home of Ann Siviter,
1413 45th Avenue N.E. Dress casually for an evening of island music,
libations, and selections from Food + Art. Hosted by Jean Catanese,
Mary Jane Cartier, Jan Fazio, Pam Hatton, Ann Siviter, Jean
Spencer-Carnes, and Joan Stevenson. 50 guests, $50 per person.
6:00 p.m. – Museum of Fine Arts
Cash bar. Complimentary valet off Bayshore Drive.
Register at thestuartsociety.org/foodart/
Thursday, April 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: iPad 3 – Going Pro and
Cutting the Cord, MFA’s Bayview Room. Use the iPad to enhance
your productivity and everyday life. Dr. Juli Shamas will take you to
advanced use of your IPad and a better digital experience. Hosted
by Jessica Futch Monzingo and Anne Shamas. 30 guests, $50 each.
Friday, May 6, 7-9 p.m.: Olé! Olé! – It’s Mexican Dominos
Night, home of Shari Ellis, 171 North Tessier Drive, St Pete Beach.
The grand finale of Affaires d’Art will be a party to end all parties
with dominos, margaritas, and Mexican cuisine. Seating is limited
so book early. Hosted by Shari Ellis and Marian Yon Maguire. 14
guests, $50 per person.
A Christmas tree has been displayed in The Junior
League Great Hall from the very beginning. Museum
Founder Margaret Acheson Stuart loved the Christmas
tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
and established the tradition here. For many years,
the provisionals of The Margaret Acheson Stuart have
decorated the tree, ushering in the holidays at the MFA.
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Wine, Whiskey, and Wonder!
Friday, February 5-Sunday, February 7, 2016
Plans are still evolving for this fantastic weekend. The
event on Friday, February 5, will feature fabulous cuisine,
fine wines and whiskey, craft beer, music, and dancing,
along with a silent and small live auction. The piece de
resistance on Saturday, February 7, will be an expanded
version of the Grape Escape, the highly acclaimed Wine
Weekend event held in 2014. The dining extravaganza that
evening will accommodate approximately 160 guests. The
ever popular Sunday Jazz Brunch in the Marly Room and
gardens will conclude the weekend on February 7.
For more information or to become a sponsor, please visit
www.thestuartsociety.org or contact Allison Canfield,
Director of Communications and Events for The Stuart
Society, at 727.896.2667, ext. 221, or [email protected].
MFA Appoints Hazel and William
Hough Chief Curator
Dr. Jerry N. Smith brings extensive curatorial,
scholarly, and administrative background to his
new role as the Hazel and William Hough Chief
Curator. He begins his new position on Monday,
October 19. He was formerly Curator of
American and European Art to 1950 and Art of
the American West at the Phoenix Art Museum.
The MFA conducted a national search for a new
chief curator. Dr. Smith’s interests complement
those of Katherine Pill, the MFA’s Assistant Curator of Art after 1950.
“Jerry held leadership positions at the Phoenix Art Museum for
more than a decade,” said MFA Director Kent Lydecker. “He was
responsible for all aspects of display, interpretation, and acquisition of
works by artists ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Paul Cézanne to
Andy Warhol. He also curated innovative exhibitions of modern and
contemporary art of the American West. Jerry’s enthusiasm for the MFA
– our collection, exhibitions, programs, and our future – is contagious.
We all greatly look forward to working with him.”
“I am very excited to have Jerry Smith join the Museum of Fine Arts as
the Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator,” said Mark T. Mahaffey,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees. “Jerry brings vast knowledge and
experience to our exceptional museum. His willingness to collaborate
with our staff in bringing exciting exhibitions to our community and in
adding significant works to our collection gives me great confidence in
the future of the MFA.”
Dr. Smith’s responsibilities and accomplishments in Phoenix mesh
ideally with the MFA’s comprehensive collection. During his tenure, he
curated and supervised nearly 40 exhibitions that spanned the art of the
Renaissance to American modernism through contemporary art of the
American West.
His diverse exhibitions included Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester and
The Power of Observation, Cézanne and American Modernism, Georgia
O’Keeffe: Ingénue to Icon, and Andy Warhol: Portraits. He also focused on
The Migrant Series of Colorado-based artist Don Coen, whose largescale paintings capture the dignity of these farmers; the work of Ernest
Blumenschein, co-founder of the Taos Society of Artists; retablos (small
devotional paintings of Mexico and the Southwest); and even the
engraved guns of master craftsman Ray Wielgus.
William Duffield (British, 1816-1863)
Still Life with Lemons, Grapes, and Plums (1855)
Oil on canvas
Museum Purchase with funds donated by The
Margaret Acheson Stuart Society
The Plaza of Honor
at the Bayshore entrance to the Hazel Hough Wing
Order an Engraved Brick, the Perfect Memorial or Tribute.
• Commemorate an engagement, wedding, anniversary,
milestone birthday, or graduation.
• Memorialize relatives or special friends.
• Honor family, teachers, volunteers, or donors.
• Show support for the MFA.
Forms are available at the Welcome Desk. For more
information, please contact chair Libby Salamone,
[email protected].
In addition, he was instrumental in selecting and recommending art for
the collection, which numbers more than 18,000 works. He has written
a number of catalogues, most recently Don Coen: The Migrant Series.
Cézanne and American Modernism, for which he wrote an essay on the
artist and the American West, was published by Yale University Press.
The Phoenix Art Museum, which opened in 1959, has 285,000 square
feet and serves one of the country’s largest metropolitan areas.
Dr. Smith holds his BA magna cum laude and his MA from Arizona State
University and his PhD from the University of Kansas, all in art history.
His advisor at Kansas was Dr. Charles Eldredge, the noted scholar of
American art. His dissertation examined the automobile in American
art from 1900-1950.
“I will work with everyone at the MFA to help create a vibrant
exhibition schedule for the coming years,” Dr. Smith said. “I’ve learned
that exhibitions are not cookie-cutter experiences that perfectly
translate from one museum to another or one part of the country to the
next. To be successful, exhibitions must speak to the community. One
of my initial goals is to get to know the collectors and art enthusiasts
in St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay area and to learn about the
community’s various interests.
“Just so people know up front, I tend to get excited when I talk about art
and don’t try to hide my enthusiasm,” he added. “I believe strongly that
if I can’t get excited about art, how can I engage others? If I don’t feel
emotionally charged by an exhibition, why should I believe visitors will
be interested? I am thrilled about this opportunity to expand audiences
for art at the MFA.”
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Why Give to the
Annual Fund?
Why does the MFA ask for your
support? Because we want to engage
people of all ages with an arts
experience they cannot find elsewhere.
If you are reading the Mosaic, you know
the wonder of a visit to the MFA.
By supporting the Annual Fund, you
are making the daily activities of the
Museum possible, both in the galleries
and in the community:
Dr. Malcolm Daniel
traced the invention
and early history of
photography in the
Wayne W. and Frances
Knight Parrish Lecture
on Sunday, June 28,
in the Marly Room.
Dr. Daniel is Curator in
Charge, Department
of Photography, and
Curator of Special
Projects at the
Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston. Gathering
after the lecture were
(left to right): local
photographer Herb
Snitzer, Dr. Daniel,
MFA Director Kent Lydecker, and Robin O’Dell, Manager of Photographic Collections.
• Inspire lifelong learning. Every
day we teach from our renowned,
encyclopedic collection during our
docent tours, and we provide outreach
programming to more than 10,000
students through our partnership
with the Pinellas County Schools.
• Make multigenerational
experiences matter. The Museum
is the perfect place for your family to
spend quality, creative time together.
From Saturday morning Make and
Takes to the Stuffed Animal Night in
December, we are your premier family
art destination.
• Welcome everyone. We offer diverse
opportunities to encourage the entire
community to enjoy the arts. Just ask
any of the 900 participants in Painting
in the Park or the more than 4,000
visitors who attended Arts Alive! free
museum day in September.
As we approach the end of our 50th
Anniversary, consider a “50 for 50” gift.
Increase your gift by $50 or 50 percent,
whichever is within your means, and
you will help preserve one of the area’s
most enduring and dynamic cultural
resources. You can help us change,
renew, and grow for the next 50 years.
More than 51 percent of the Museum’s
operations are generated by
membership support and additional
contributions to our Annual Fund.
Your tax-deductible contribution is an
investment in our future. We are deeply
grateful for your continued support.
Make Your Contribution Today!
Contact the Development Office at
727.896.2667 or online, www.finearts.org/annual-giving-campaign/.
Annual Giving
Thank You
The MFA is grateful to the following donors who contributed
to the Annual Fund between May 27 and August 25:
$10,000 to $24,999
Irwin and Patti Novack
Jean Giles Wittner
$5,000 to $9,999
Nina Focardi
Kent and Toni Lydecker
Gerald Langlykke
$1,000 to $4,999
Dr. Gene and Toni Altman
Community Foundation
(Give Day Tampa Bay)
Ellen Esteva
Seymour and Susan Gordon
Bob and Chris Hilton
Jeff and Jennifer Lovelady
Fred S. and Gail Razook
Frederick and Carolyn
Rehberger
Arlene Fillinger Rothman
Dr. John E. Schloder
The Honorable Mel and
Betty Sembler
Ellen C. Stavros
Judy A. Weitekamp
$500 to $999
Helen N. Hameroff
Dr. Mack and Susan Hicks
Harry C. and Joan
McCreary
Dr. Robert and Anne
Nelson
Sunset Rotary Foundation,
Inc.
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Up to $499
Susanne S. Angermeier
Robert and Dr. Angela Baisley
George and Pamela Campbell
Judy Clapp
Karen S. Corson
Marjorie R. Dosik
David and Jane Egbert
Chloe Firebaugh
The Rev. Peter and the Hon. Marion
Fleming
Sue Froid
Louise G. and John Garrigues
Dr. Daniel M. Hameroff
Barbara Wilson Huggins
IBM International Foundation
Dr. Thomas and Margarita Laughlin
Thomas and Laura McGrath
Dr. Gary and Susan Osher
Michael and Carol Piper
John and Susan Regan
John and Patricia Reppert
Dr. Chester H. Robinson
Dr. Deborah C. Roth
J.C. and Carol Russell
Dr. Harold and Joyce Seder
Robert and Mary Lee Setzer
George and Phyllis Shipley
Pamela L. Slagg
Thomas and Donna Southard
Bob and Carol Stewart
Darren and Wini Stowe
Joan Waterbury
Circle Level Members
Director’s Circle
Edwards, Bill and Joanne
Hough, William R. and Hazel
James, Tom and Mary
Mahaffey, Mark T. and Marianne
Vinik, Jeff and Penny
Founder’s Circle
Edwards, William P. and Ann
Mosby, Glenn and Dav
Novack, Patti and Irwin
Wittner, Jean Giles
New/Upgraded
Sustainer/Benefactor
Belger, C. Richard and Evelyn
Craft
Richardson, Bradford
New General
Members
May 29-September 2
Family
Albrect, Ron and Verna
Ammerman, Nancy
Azneer, Jay and Samuel
Azuola, Elena
Baker, Shelley and Glenn
Beauchamp, Brent and Gloria
Beaudry, Brian and Patricia
Blake, Lynn and Rod
Blanshan, Sue and Barbara Smith
Boulay, Carol and Joe
Buxbaum, Gabriele
Cardinal, Michele and Catherine
Carroll, Glenn and Shelley
Chill, Stephanie
Clapp, Judith
Collins, Gene and Barbara Riley
Collins
Corner, David and Judith
Corrigan, Shannon and David
Crawford, Dan and Laura
Day, Carmina
Defourneaux, David and Shannon
Dentremont, Mark Paul and Jill
Dopp, Paul
DuBois, Dean and Mary-Beth
Dumin, David and Mariel
Endres, Dana
Fabian, Hope and Michael
Feher, George
Foley, Nancy
Foster, David and Gail
Gabe, Maureen
Gaddoni, Rachel
Geivett, AiLing and Dennis
Goldrich, Howard and Donna
Goodrich, Michael and Stacy
Gordon, Leigh and Michael
Hammach, Jo-Ann and Norma
Quance
Heckler, Vic and Eileen Kamerick
Herr, Josie and Leslie
Hill, Lance and Amy
Howard, Joshua and Lydia
Hunt, James and Rebecca
Johnson, Deborah
Kaltezas, Tina
Kearney, Richard
Kendall, Patricia and Ralph
Keyser, John and Lynda
Kinder, Carolyn
King, Ann and Charles
Kirk, Terrell and Mei
Kratz, Charles and Kim
Kuster, Heidi and Jeffrey
Lamb, Kathleen
Leitz, Christel and Richard
Levine, Samuel and Jay
Lewis, Mary and Charles
Liston, Dean
Loretero, Francine and William
Lovelady, Jeff and Jennifer
Petrini-Lovelady
Mahesha, Deepak
Mahoney, William
Mann, Tim
Mann, Tom
Markiewicz, Kim and Charles
Martin, Michael and Hope
Martinez, Peggy
Masters, Georgia
McCullough, Ruth
McKinney, Anne and William
McNeice, Scott
Mitchell, James and Stephanie
Monlux, George and Laura
Montalvo, Nina and Jorge
Morgan, Joseph and Melissa
Morton, J. Stuart and Erika
Muncie, Marvin and Sabina
Myers, Michael and Laveda
Neri, Greg and Maggie Kusenbach
Nivens, Catherine and Michele
Nixon, Douglas and Irene
O’Connor, Julia
Osthus, John and Tina
Petrila, Amy and John
Porzig, Patricia and Brian
Potts, Bill and Kim
Powell, Amy and Lance
Premo, Michael
Price, Edith and Robert
Ransdell, Douglas and Sandra
Reitan, Thane and Laura
Rogers, Dan and Meegan
Roit, Sheila and Allan
Roman, Connie and Mark
Schatzberg, Elizabeth and Ronnie
Schauer, Nancy and J.
Schmelter, Ryan and Sarah
Schreck, William and Francine
Seplesky, Vinnie
Setzer, Mary Lee and Robert
Sinclair, Cynthia and Ronald
Smalley, Cassandra and Kevin
Smith, Constance and Richard
Smith, David and Maggie
Smith, Matthew
Stang, Elizabeth
Stockhill, Sarah and Ryan
Surdi, Camille
Sweeney, Lucille
Tew, Donna and Howard
Thompson, Craig
Tojo, David
Trivin, Daniel
Vernon, Garth and Monica
Virgilio, Raymond
Visser-Ney, Anne
Walentine, Alsace and Candice
Waller, Leslie and Josie
Webb, Sandy and Terry
West, Craig
White, Kathy
Williams, J. and Nancy
Youngs, Amy and Todd
Zumpe, Lee and Tracey
Individual
Albritton, Keri
Allen, Gloria
Artise, Pasqual
Askin, Pamela
Barrett, Judy
Bates, Todd
Bergquist, Colleen
Berk, Cheryl
Bloyd, Patricia
Bredenberg, Ingrid
Burgess, Patricia Prince
Butler, R.
Cain, Catherine
Carey, Jenny
Carrington, Margaret
Chapin, Maria
Chonko, Roxanne
Cidelca, Berthonier
Clark, Karen
Cunningham, Beth
Dachnowski, Lenore
Daicoff, George
Denbigh, Robert and Brenda
Dowling, Richard
Fitzgerald, James
French, Patricia
Gilmer, Judith
Giuli, Ann
Grant, Stacey Ann
Hapke, Cheryl
Hatch, Carole
Hickman, Heather
Hoft, Terry
Howard, Judith
Jacobs, Stanley
Johnson, Jay
Kaplan, Ken
Landa, Susan
Lawrence, Alicia
Lawrence, Richard
LeCavalier, Mary
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Lee, Erin
Love, Matthew
Ludin, Judy
Lulias, John
Majeed, Caroline
Majeed, Christina
Matkowski, Stephen
May, Armandina
Mazzaferro, Deb
McDole, Kathleen
McGuane, Susan
McQuary, Susan
Mencher, Robyn
Moynahan, Laura
Niss, Nancy
Penhallegon, Dee-Etta
Quaglieri, Anthony
Ramm, Barbara
Rogers, Mark
Sanders, Helene
Schmidt, Peter
Schmidt, Rick
Schmidt, Zelma
Scholle, Marsha
Searfoss, Esther
Sesko, Cynthia
Sherman, Joy
Shibley, Jeffery
Spaul, Patricia
St. Clair, Robert
Taylor, Danny
Thomas, Sylvia
Thomson, Hilary
Vancavage, Lois
Weber, Miriam
Wieland, Suzanne
Scholar
Braddock, Johnna
Bravo, Erick
Bremer, Nora
Ciancarelli, Francisca
Clark, Angela
Denbigh, Brenda
Gibson, Katherine
Igielski, Audrey
Jankowski, Karen
Kirk, Rowena
Levy, Iris
Maier, Kelley
Martin, Shane
McFarland, Stephen
Monahan, Sheila
Moore, Kristen
Mullins, Sam
Nelson, Kelli
Roberts, Emily
Sorensen, Tia
Thayer, Janet
Theodorou, Alana
Trauscht, Alecia
Vanderpoel, Michelle
Westberg, Darlene
Zepeda, Sally
Music in the Marly
Memorials & Tributes
Tickets are first-come, first-served, cost $20 for adults and $10 for
students 22 and younger with current ID, and can be purchased online
by going to www.fine-arts.org. Marly Music Society members pay only
$15 per concert. Admission to the entire Museum is included in the
ticket price. Concerts are sponsored in part by the Friends of Joe Sprain
in his memory; the Estate of Mrs. Elvira Wolfe de Weil; the Tampa Bay
Times; WUSF; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of
Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
In memory of Betty Breedon
Joan Jaicks
Sunday, January 3, 2 p.m.
The Fred Moyer Jazz Trio
In memory of Joseph Diaz
David Connelly
In memory of Mary Grace
Johnson Dalton
David Connelly
In memory of Joan Gessler
Dr. Richard and Niela
Eliason
Bill and Gale Laubach
Peter and Dr. Starr
Sherman
Duke and Sally Wheeler
Frederick Moyer, piano, Peter Tillotson, bass,
and Bob Savine, drums
Fred Moyer and friends perform their own arrangements and
improvisations of standards from the Great American Songbook, as
well as music by jazz trios led by Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Bill
Evans, Chick Corea, and other giants.
During his 35-year career, Frederick Moyer has been a soloist with
many of the world’s great orchestras, including the Cleveland, Boston,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and London. His far-flung venues
have ranged from Windsor Castle in England to Suntory Hall in
Tokyo, from the Sydney Opera House in Australia to the Kennedy
Center in Washington, D.C. His 22 recordings of works by more than
30 composers reflect his eclectic interests – from classical to jazz. He
studied music and piano performance in two of the country’s most
prestigious programs – the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
and Indiana University in Bloomington.
In honor of John M. Hamilton,
M.D.
Susanne S. Angermeier
In honor of Terence Leet
Dr. John E. Schloder
In memory of Norma S. Lewis
Eric Lang Peterson and
Millie Brown
Peter Tillotson’s journey has ranged from garage bands to Lincoln
Center, from bebop to bluegrass. He has performed with members of the
Boston Symphony, as well as with numerous pop stars and entertainers.
The Count Basie Orchestra, Barenaked Ladies, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie
Chicks, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Paul Simon, and Bonnie Raitt have
sought his technical expertise in acoustic amplification.
In memory of Charles Mackey
Robert and Mary Lee Setzer
In honor of Fay Mackey
and the Museum’s 50th
anniversary
Eric Lang Peterson
Bob Savine began his formal musical training at Pennsylvania State
University where he received his BS in music education. He later studied
at the noted Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has performed with a
diverse group of singers and instrumentalists, including The Artie Shaw
Orchestra, Keely Smith, Mike Metheny, and many more.
In memory of Sam H. Mann
Jr., Esq.
J. Hayden Knowlton
Fay Mackey
Carol N. Phillips
Stan and Iris Salzer
In honor of Patti Novack
Maurice Rothman and
Thelma Rothman Family
Foundation, Inc.
In memory of Helen Gandy
O’Brien
Eric Lang Peterson
In memory of Roberta June
Santee
Dr. John E. Schloder
In honor of Candy Scherer
Sharp
J.C. and Carol Russell
In memory of Robert Stoffels
Duke and Sally Wheeler
In honor of Ruth Fleet
Thurman
James and Gaelynn
Thurman
In honor of Lynn Whitelaw
Dr. John E. Schloder
Commemorative Prints
Honoring the MFA’s 50th Anniversary
and
Marks Made: Prints by American Women Artists from the 1960s to the Present
Available in the Museum Store
Elisabeth Condon (American, born 1959)
Notes from Shanghai: Stream (2015)
Three-color direct gravure
Printed by Blue Acier, Tampa
Edition of 15
$1200 each
Jane Hammond (American, born 1950)
Family Business (2015)
Photogravure
Printed by Blue Acier, Tampa
Edition of 10
$2500 each
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Ms. Tallman is Editor-in-Chief of the
noted international journal and website
Art in Print, and her writing has appeared
in Art in America, Parkett, Art on Paper,
Print Quarterly, Arts Magazine, and many
other publications. Her books include
The Contemporary Print from Pre-Pop to
Postmodern, The Collections of Barbara
Bloom, Silent & Violent: Selected Artists’
Editions, and numerous catalogues.
Lecture Series
She has lived and worked in New York,
Amsterdam, and Berlin and currently teaches in the Departments
of Printmedia and Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ms. Tallman holds her BA from
Wesleyan University and her MA in art history and archeology from
Columbia University.
Free with MFA admission, open to the public
Sponsored by:
This outstanding series features some of the world’s foremost art
historians, curators, artists, and collectors. The public is invited
to these free lectures. An always elegant reception for Collectors
Circle members, also sponsored by Northern Trust, is held one hour
before the lecture. Seymour Gordon, Honorary Trustee and past
President of the MFA Board, is President of the Collectors Circle.
Thursday, February 18, 6:30 p.m.: Dr. Gloria Groom is an
internationally acclaimed scholar and author on nineteenth-century
European painting and sculpture. She is Senior Curator and David
and Mary Winton Green Curator of Nineteenth-Century European
Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.:
Dr. Arthur Wheelock, Curator of
Northern Baroque Painting at the National
Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will
explore “Beauty of Abundance: Still Life
Painting in the Dutch Golden Age.” Also
Professor of Art History at the University
of Maryland, he has lectured widely on
Dutch and Flemish art and has written
many articles and a number of books and
catalogues, including Jan Vermeer and
Vermeer and the Art of Painting.
Dr. Groom has curated many major
traveling exhibitions and was the
lead curator for the groundbreaking
Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
(2012-2013), which opened at the Musée
d’Orsay in Paris. Others include: Cézanne
to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the
Avant-Garde (2006-2007); Toulouse-Lautrec
and Montmartre (2005); Manet and the Sea
(2003); Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting
by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis and Roussel, 18901930 (2001); Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions
of an Age (1997); Gustave Caillebotte: Urban
Impressionist (1995); and Odilon Redon:
Prince of Dreams (1994). Among her future
exhibitions are Van Gogh’s Bedrooms (2015) and Gauguin, PainterSculptor (2017), the latter in partnership with the Musée d’Orsay.
Dr. Wheelock has curated a host of major exhibitions at the
National Gallery: Anthony van Dyck (1990), Johannes Vermeer (1995),
Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller (1996), Aelbert Cuyp (2001), Gerard
ter Borch (2004), Rembrandt’s Late Religious Portraits (2005), Jan
Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered (2008), Pride of Place: Dutch
Cityscapes of the Golden Age (2009), and Pleasure and Piety: The Art of
Joachim Wtewael (1566-1638) (2015).
The author of numerous catalogues and essays, Dr. Groom has
lectured across the country and in Europe. Her book, Edouard
Vuillard: Painter-Decorator, was published by Yale University Press.
Since 2009, she has led the project for the monographic online
scholarly collection of catalogues for Monet, Renoir, Pissarro,
Manet, Gauguin, and Caillebotte. This effort has involved an
international team of scholars, conservators, and scientists.
His many honors attest to his distinguished contributions to his
field. In 1982, at the time of the Dutch-American Bicentennial, he
was named Knight Officer in the Order of the Orange-Nassau
by the Dutch government. He has also been awarded the title,
Commander in the Order of Leopold I, by the government of
Belgium. In 1993, he received the College Art Association/National
Institute for Conservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and
Conservation.
Dr. Groom was elected Chevalier and Officier de l’ordre des Arts et des
Lettres, respectively, by the Republic of France in 2005 and 2013 and
was made Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur this year. She holds her
BA from the University of Oklahoma and her MA and PhD in art
history from the University of Texas at Austin. She also received a
graduate certificate from the École du Louvre in Paris.
Dr. Wheelock was awarded the Minda de Gunzburg Prize for
the best exhibition catalogue of 1995 (Johannes Vermeer), the
Johannes Vermeer Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Dutch
Art, the Bicentennial Medal and the Kellogg Award from Williams
College, and the Dutch-American Achievement Award from The
Netherlands American Amity Trust. In 2008, the University of
Maryland created a doctoral fellowship in his name. His online
catalogue of the Dutch collection at the National Gallery received
the 2014 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award for being the
best art publication in the United States. Dr. Wheelock attended
Phillips Exeter Academy, Williams College, and Harvard University,
where he received his Ph.D. in 1973.
Collectors Circle Corporate
and Foundation Sponsors
Astral Extracts
The Bank of Tampa
Christie’s
Comegys Insurance
Agency
Fifth Third Private Bank
Thursday, December 10, 6:30 p.m.: Susan Tallman, who
has written an essay for the Marks Made catalogue, will focus
on contemporary printmaking. She has written and lectured
extensively on the history and culture of the print, as well as on
issues of authenticity, reproduction, and multiplicity.
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Green, Henwood and
Hough Investment
Group, RBC Wealth
Management
Helen Torres Foundation
Northern Trust
Bridging the Bay
Study Trips
An Artistic Evening
Sponsored by:
for
Collectors Circle Members, MFA Trustees,
Upper-Level MFA and Legacy Society Members
and
Tampa Museum of Art Patrons
The Collectors Circle visits other museums, galleries,
and private collections and homes throughout the
year. Members receive private tours and also enjoy
lunch or dinner at some of the finest restaurants.
Tampa Museum of Art
Tuesday, October 13
Tuesday, November 10-Wednesday, November 11:
Overnight excursion to historic St. Augustine and
Jacksonville.
Presented by:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016: The John and
Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. Private
tours of the new Center for Asian Art and the major
exhibition Samurai: The Way of the Warrior from
the Stibbert Museum in Florence, Italy. The show
features approximately 70 objects, including full suits
of armor, helmets, swords, and saddles, as well as
exquisite writing boxes and incense trays.
6:30 p.m.:
Champagne, wine, and gourmet hors d’oeuvres
7:15 p.m.:
Private Tour of XTO + JC: Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Featuring Works from the Bequest of David C. Copley
with Tampa Museum of Art Director Michael Tomor
Tuesday, May 10-Friday, May 13, 2016: Study trip
to Boston. Watch for more details.
Cocktail Attire
Coach Transportation provided from St. Petersburg
Please RSVP:
[email protected]
or 727.896.2667, ext. 248
Chair: Mary B. Perry
Save the Dates
Collectors Circle
Member Appreciation Party
at the home of Rhonda Shear and Van Fagan
2020 Brightwaters Boulevard N.E., St. Petersburg
Thursday evening, January 14, 2016
Hors d’oeuvres, wine and cocktails
Complimentary valet parking
For more information, please contact Sheila
Tempelmann, [email protected] or
727.864.1338.
Chair: Cynthia Astrack
Underwritten by:
Christo, The Umbrellas, Project for Japan and Western
U.S.A. (1987). Pencil, fabric, pastel, charcoal, crayon,
enamel paint and map, collage in two parts. Collection of
the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Bequest of
David C. Copley. Photo: Wolfgang Volz. ©CHRISTO 1987.
Collectors Choice XV Gala
********************************
Friday, April 29, 7 p.m.
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, exquisite dinner,
select wines, champagne, and more
Complimentary valet parking
The exhibition is organized by the Museum of Contemporary
Art San Diego. Support has been generously provided by
Colette Carson Royston and Dr. Ivor Royston and the Friends
of David C. Copley; additional funding and works of art
received from the David C. Copley Foundation. Presented at
the Tampa Museum of Art by Maureen and Doug Cohn.
Collectors Circle members will vote on a new work for
the collection. Join today to participate.
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Museum Store
in partnership with Aylen Suarez of NuSoBel
Art Advances Fashion Forward
presents
Three Magical Worlds Collide
Fine Art, Fashion, and Photography
Thursday, October 29, 5:30-10 p.m.
Cutting-Edge Fashion and
Photography inspired by
the MFA collection
Models throughout
the Museum
Jewelry, Fashion,
Accessories, and
Photography in the
Mary Alice McClendon
Conservatory
Concept Corpse by Salvador T. Saint Germain, Jeremiah
Jacobs, and Josh Poll. Photograph by Steven Le.
This project was developed by area artists Salvador T.
Saint Germain and Jeremiah Jacobs, along with Ann
Marie Cash Levasseur of Rhino on Air. This word
and visual game was invented by the Surrealists. The
artists participated by adding words or images, either by
following a rule or viewing the very end of the previous
contribution. The Surrealists loved surprise and the final
result, based to a large degree on chance.
Admission to all Galleries
Full Cash Bar, Delectable
Bites, Valet Parking
$5 general admission
$15 limited VIP seating with
complimentary drink and patron gift
Exquisite Corpse International is bringing this game into
the new millennium. The body has been divided into
the head, torso, and legs. Artists, mainly from the area,
but from as far away as England, have been assigned
one of the parts. They do not know with whom they are
collaborating.
No reservations required.
Board of Trustees 2015
Executive Committee
Mr. Mark T. Mahaffey,
Chairman
Mrs. Cathy Collins, Vice
Chairman
Mr. Wayne (Skipp) Fraser,
CPA , Treasurer
Mr. Clark Mason, Secretary
Mr. Howard Mills
Mrs. Glenn Mosby
Mr. Fred S. Razook Jr.
Dr. Kent Lydecker, Director
Trustees
Mrs. Erin Smith Aebel
Mr. Roy Binger
Ms. Laura Militzer Bryant
Mr. Gary Damkoehler
Dr. Gordon J. Gilbert
Mr. James R. Gillespie, JD,
LLM
Mr. Robert L. Hilton
Mrs. Hazel C. Hough
Three paintings and seven sculptures will be revealed
in The Parade of Corpses Thursday, November 12,
from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the Mary Alice McClendon
Conservatory. Some of the artists will also make
informal presentations in the Marly Room. Admission on
Thursday is only $5 after 5 p.m., and hors d’oeuvres and a
cash bar will be part of the fun. The event is being held in
conjunction with the Museum Store. The works will then
travel to museums in England, Japan, and Canada.
Mr. Richard Kriseman,
Mayor of the City of
St. Petersburg, ex officio,
nonvoting
Mr. Darryl A. LeClair
Ms. Fay Mackey
Mrs. Mary Alice McClendon
Mrs. Patti Novack
Mr. Marshall Rousseau
Ms. Ellen Stavros
Mr. Harold E. Wells Jr.
Mrs. Carol Russell,
President, The Margaret
Acheson Stuart Society
In addition to the coordinators, the following local artists
have brought their imaginative touch to the project:
Mark Aeling, Mariel Bass, Zoe Bocik, Rocky Bridges,
Cyber Craft Robots (Sarah Campagna), Don Gillespie,
Carrie Jadus, Steven Kenny, Marc Levasseur, James M.
McCracken, Mark Noll, James Olsen, Dan Painter, Vince
Pompei, Josh Poll, Calan Ree, George Retkes, Rebecca
Skelton, Laura Spencer, Rob Tanguay, and Dave Walker.
Honorary Trustees,
nonvoting
Mrs. Isabel Bishop, Honorary
Memorial Trustee
Mr. Seymour A. Gordon, Esq.
Mr. Charles Henderson
Mr. Peter Sherman
Mrs. Carol A. Upham
Rarely have so many local artists been involved in
a special event at the Museum. These corpses are
guaranteed to be inventive, SPIRITed, and unforgettable.
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DATES to Remember
Marks Made: Prints by American
Women Artists from the 1960s to the
Present
Saturday, October 17, 2015-Sunday,
January 24, 2016
Carrie Schneider: Reading Women
Saturday, November 7, 2015-Sunday,
January 17, 2016
I Remember Birmingham
Saturday, November 14, 2015-Sunday,
February 28, 2016
50 Artworks for 50 Years: First Look
Through Sunday, March 13, 2016
Piotr Janowski’s Curiosity Art
Installation on the Museum Grounds
Opens Thursday, December 3
General Tours, Monday-Saturday,
11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.
Family Tours, Saturdays, 11 a.m.
OCTOBER
Friday/2
Friends of Photography: Pick-a-Pic,
6-8:30 p.m.
Saturday/3
Kidding Around Yoga, 10-11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Vegetable Prints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday/4
Five Decades of Photography at the
Museum of Fine Arts closes.
Monday/5
ILLUMINATE, Session A,
10-11:30 a.m.
The Contemporaries: Lunchtime
Lecture on the history and influence of
Graphicstudio, noon-1 p.m.
Thursday/8
Book Club @ the MFA: Just Kids by
Patti Smith, 6:30 p.m.
Friday/9
Art and Sign Language, 11 a.m.
Saturday/10
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Sunday/11
Hot Gatherings, Cool
Conversations: Glass artist
Hyunsung Cho, 3 p.m.
Tuesday/13
Friends of Decorative Arts: Roy
Slade on “Design in America: The
Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950,” 2 p.m.
The Margaret Acheson Stuart
Society: SMartLY DRESSED Dress
Rehearsal, Saks Fifth Avenue, The
Mall at University Town Center,
Sarasota, sold out, 5-7 p.m.
Bridging the Bay at the Tampa
Museum of Art, invitation only,
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday/14
Coffee Talk: Nan Colton’s Spine
Chilling Tales, tour, and refreshments,
10-11 a.m.
Marks Made Members’ Opening
Reception, 7-9 p.m.
Thursday/15
Porch Party, 5:30-7 p.m.
UNCHartED: Random Acts of
Culture – Collaborative Practice
panel discussion with artists Elisabeth
Condon and Jane Hammond and
Master Printer Erika GreenbergSchneider, 6:30 p.m.
The Contemporaries Lunchtime
Lecture: Public/Private Art with a
focus on Piotr Janowski’s Curiosity on
the Museum grounds, noon-1 p.m.
Sunday/8
Gallery Talk on Carrie Schneider:
Reading Women by Katherine Pill,
Assistant Curator of Art after 1950,
3 p.m.
Tuesday/10
Friends of Decorative Arts: Frederic
T. Schneider on Japanese cloisonné
enamels, 2 p.m.
Saturday/17
Kidding Around Yoga, 10-11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Vegetable Prints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Marks Made opens.
Wednesday/11
Coffee Talk: Nan Colton’s
A Self-Portrait, tour, and refreshments,
10-11 a.m.
Thursday/12
Book Club @ the MFA: Let the
Great World Spin by Colum McCann,
6:30 p.m.
Exquisite Corpse, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Sunday/18
Wayne W. and Frances Knight
Parrish Lecture: Käthe Kollwitz
(pseudonym), one of the founders of
the Guerrilla Girls, 2 p.m., followed by a
reception on the Museum portico.
Friday/13
Art and Sign Language, 11 a.m.
Monday/19
ILLUMINATE, Session B,
10-11:30 a.m.
Saturday/14
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Creative Time Summit, noon-5 p.m.
I Remember Birmingham opens.
Wednesday/21
Food + Art Launch Party, presented
by The Margaret Acheson Stuart
Society and the MFA, 6-8 p.m.
Sunday/15
Hot Gatherings, Cool
Conversations: Glass artist Michael
Schunke, 3 p.m.
Thursday/22
Cinema @ the MFA: Women Art
Revolution! with an introduction by
Katherine Pill, Assistant Curator of
Art after 1950, 6:30 p.m.
Monday/16
ILLUMINATE, Session B,
10-11:30 a.m.
Friday/23
Artist Demonstration by mouthpainter Mariam Paré, Mary
Alice McClendon Conservatory,
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Art and Sign Language, 11 a.m.
Thursday/19
Museum Store Holiday Sale
for members only begins today
and continues through Sunday,
November 22.
Porch Party, 5:30-7 p.m.
Collectors Circle Lecture: Dr. Arthur
Wheelock, Curator of Northern
Baroque Painting at the National
Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.,
on “Beauty of Abundance: Still Life
Painting in the Dutch Golden Age,”
6:30 p.m.
Saturday/24
Drumming @ the MFA,
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursday/29
Art Advances Fashion Forward:
Three Magical Worlds Collide, Fine
Art, Fashion, and Photography,
5:30-10 p.m.
Saturday/21
Kidding Around Yoga, 10-11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Artful Aprons, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friday/30
SMartLY DRESSED, presented by
The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society,
at the Vinoy Renaissance, sold out,
11 a.m.
Thursday/26
Museum closed for Thanksgiving.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Monday/2
ILLUMINATE, Session A,
10-11:30 a.m.
The Contemporaries Lunchtime
Lecture: Dr. Julie Buckner Armstrong
of the University of South Florida
St. Petersburg on her upcoming book
Birmingham Stories, noon-1 p.m.
Thursday/3
Piotr Janowski’s Curiosity opens on
the Museum grounds at 5:30 p.m. The
artist will be present, and a cash bar
will be available.
Cinema @ the MFA: Woman of the
Year, starring Katherine Hepburn and
Spencer Tracy, with an introduction
by Dr. Margit Grieb of the University
of South Florida, Tampa, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday/5
The Contemporaries: Visit to the late
Theo Wujcik’s studio and archives in
Ybor City, 7 p.m.
Saturday/5
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Foam-Board Monoprints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday/7
Kidding Around Yoga, 10-11 a.m.
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Artful Aprons, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Carrie Schneider: Reading Women opens.
Monday/7
ILLUMINATE, Session A,
10-11:30 a.m.
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Tuesday/8
Friends of Decorative Arts: Steve
Fuller on “Antique Toys, Dolls, and
Collectibles,” 2 p.m.
Wednesday/9
Coffee Talk: Nan Colton’s
An Intellectual Affair, tour, and
refreshments, 10-11 a.m.
Thursday/10
Book Club @ the MFA: The Art
Forger by B.A. Shapiro, 6:30 p.m.
Collectors Circle Lecture: Susan
Tallman, Editor-in-Chief of Art in
Print, on contemporary printmaking,
6:30 p.m.
Stuffed Animal Night at the
Museum: Early Animal Drop-Off,
5-8 p.m.
Friday/11
Stuffed Animal Night at the
Museum: Animal Drop-off,
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Art and Sign Language, 11 a.m.
Saturday/12
Stuffed Animal Night at the
Museum: Breakfast with Santa,
9-11 a.m.
Sunday/13
Hot Gatherings, Cool
Conversations: Glass artists Jacob
Stout and Mariel Bass, 3 p.m.
Thursday/17
Porch Party, 5:30-7 p.m.
UNCHartED: Random Acts of
Culture: Eye Draw with artist Steven
Kenny, 5:45-6:25 p.m.
Cinema @ the MFA: Big Eyes, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday/19
MFA: Make and Take Saturday –
Foam-Board Monoprints, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friday/25
Museum closed for Christmas.
JANUARY
Sunday/3
The Venerable Losang Samten draws
the Sand Mandala in the Mary Alice
McClendon Conservatory, 11 a.m.
Music in the Marly: The Fred Moyer
Jazz Trio, 2 p.m.
Monday/4
Creation of the Sand Mandala
begins today and continues through
Friday, January 15, 10 a.m.-noon and
1-4 p.m. in the Mary Alice McClendon
Conservatory.
Thursday/14
Collectors Circle: Member
Appreciation Party, evening event at
private home, invitation only
Saturday/16
Dismantling Ceremony of the Sand
Mandala, noon
Sunday/17
Carrie Schneider: Reading Women closes.
Sunday/24
Marks Made closes.
Major Sponsors of exhibitions
and educational programs
The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society
Mark and Marianne
Mahaffey
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Vinik
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10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday
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MFA Café open 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday
Marks Made: Prints by American Women Artists
from the 1960s to the Present
Lee Krasner (American,
1908-1984), Free Space (1975),
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Pollock-Krasner Foundation/
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